Horseshoe



M. C. LElNWEBER.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 26, 191-8.

1, 35 1 759 Patented Sept. 7 1920,

7 shoe.

. portion of the MARY G. LEINWEBEB,

or w maa, TEXAS.

nonsnsrion Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern: I 7 Be it known that I, MARY C. LnINwnBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at ,Veimar in the county of Colorado, State of Texas, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Horseshoes; and I, do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same. V This invention relates to new and useful improvements in 'horseshoes and particularly to nailless horseshoes.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved horseshoe which is readily capable of being applied to the hoof without the use of nails, and'which can be easily and quickly removed from the hoof. 1

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved shoe which is capable of easy and quick adjustment'to fit any size of hoof.

A further object isjtoprovide ,a novel and improved shoe which will IGZLClllYBX- pand and contract use. I

Other objects and advantages will be ap parent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. 7 V In the drawing: J Figure 1 is a top plan view of a shoe made in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a with the hoof while in bottom plan v1ew of the same Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the shoe, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 4.4 of Fig. 2

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents the front or too shoe in the ends of which are formed the nether recesses or rabbets 11v for the interfitting engagement of the corre spondingly formed rabbets 12 in the forward ends of the side portions 13 of the Rivets 1 2 are disposed vertically through the said interfitting portions of the shoe whereby the shoe is capable of being. opened and closed when applying or re- Formed integrally on'the moving the shoe. outer edges of the sections 10 and .13 are the A horseshoe compr verticallyextending tangs 15. which are arranged to be bent over against the outer in- 'clined surface'of the hoof ofthehorses foot, andwhereby the shoe will be held tothe Patented Sept. 7 1920.

hoof without the use of nails which are 'de- 'structive to the hoof.

In the inner portions of the upper bers17, are the outer ends of the adjust.-

ing members 18 and 1 9 respectively, Thefaces of the rear ends of the side members 13 arethe recesses 16; and disposed in said recesse's, and held therein by thepivot memtions 13, has thetransverse ratchet teeth or ribs 20 for "interfitting engagement with the similar teeth 21 formed on the lower face .of the inner end of the member 19,

which member overlaps the member 18, as

1 clearly seen in Fig. 3. This inner end portion of'themember '19'is longitudinally bifurcated, as shown at 22, to permit the passage of the screw or bolt 23 therebetween and through the member 18, and whereby the member 19 is capable of slidable movement with respect to the member 18, when the shoeis t0 be'adjustedto fit thehoof.

It 111 be noted an the members 18 and 77801 19 are offset downwardly, as at'24, so that the transverse plate 25, which is disposed on the member '19, and which receives the 3 threaded end of the bolt',may lie flush with or below the upper surface of the shoe, and

thus not interfere with the foot or cause 1njury or annoyance while in use.

Thereis provided sufficient play in pivotal connections whereby the sections of close in conformity the shoe will open and g contracting movewith the expandingand ments of the hoof. What is claimed is:

certain of which are; formed with terminal pivotally connected to the and within said recesses, being longitudinally bifurcated and having teeth formed on one'face of each leg thereof, the other link across one face and engaging with the teeth ising pivoted sections 7 recesses and openings therethrough, links v said certainllnks one ofthe links" having teeth extending of the firstlink, said other link havingfa central opening therethrough, a plate dis 1 i and having its ends, turned to engage With the outer faces ofthe legs thereof, saidplate having a central internally-threaded tubular extension disposed" throughthe bifurcation of one link and the opening of the; 7 other link, and a bolt engaged through the tubular extension, the links, and the plate,

from the face opposite to that on which the plate is disposed. I v In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

I MARY C. 'LEINWEBER. Witnesses V L. sin ti, J, OAKLEY; 

